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with all that information, campaign is able to build teams of like-mindalled volunteers, latinos for obama, pacific islanders for obama. sportsmen for obama. all being recruited as part of the obama ground game. they meet online and then gather in the real world. >> i think we're expecting a few more people who are going to get started so we can keep on with our agenda. >> sreenivasan: this group of volunteers who cared about lesbian, gay, by sexual and transgender issues was preparing to go out and canvass local voters in support of the president. it seems whether it's dashboard or the mobile apps, they serve two purposes: one, to make sure your teams are in communication with one another and another to learn about the voters you're going out and reaching. >> absolutely. we're always going to be collecting information. because that's how, you know, we extend our reach. that's how we can continue to communicate with that person. just one phone call or one email is not going to get that person to be... to the polls on election day. >> sreenivasan: for years campaigns have dreamed of b
with all that information, campaign is able to build teams of like-mindalled volunteers, latinos for obama, pacific islanders for obama. sportsmen for obama. all being recruited as part of the obama ground game. they meet online and then gather in the real world. >> i think we're expecting a few more people who are going to get started so we can keep on with our agenda. >> sreenivasan: this group of volunteers who cared about lesbian, gay, by sexual and transgender issues was...
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. >> my roommate was latino. i mean, it was awesome. it was a cultural soup that really tasted good for everyone, you know, and he was in the center of it. >> narrator: eventually, he took an important step. >> i asked, you know, "barry obama. what kind of name is that for a brother? you know, where are you from exactly?" and he said, "well, i'm from hawaii, but my father was kenyan. and his name was barack obama. and i go by barry so that i don't have to explain my name all the time, and go into a long explanation of myself." and so i said, "well, if your name is barack obama, i'm going to call you barack obama because i like that name. >> narrator: in the school's literary magazine, barry now identified himself as barack obama. >> i think the word "barack" is absolutely essential to that identity of being, "i am a man. i am a man with a future. i need to be prepared for whatever that is going to be. i don't know the answers yet. but i sure as heck know i won't get there if i hang out and take things for granted and just be kind of a s
. >> my roommate was latino. i mean, it was awesome. it was a cultural soup that really tasted good for everyone, you know, and he was in the center of it. >> narrator: eventually, he took an important step. >> i asked, you know, "barry obama. what kind of name is that for a brother? you know, where are you from exactly?" and he said, "well, i'm from hawaii, but my father was kenyan. and his name was barack obama. and i go by barry so that i don't have to...
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many latinos are disillusioned with president barack obama. the reality is that he has deported more immigrants than any other president in the history of the united states and he broke a promise. he said that in 2008 and it's very difficult for latinos to believe president barack obama. however, when latinos have to choose between president barack obama who still supports immigration reform and the dream act, and governor romney, who supports self-deportation, who says that he's going to veto the dream act, who doesn't have a plan for 11 million undocumented immigrants, he's saying he has a permanent solution but hasn't given any specifics. when latinos have a choice, they still prefer president barack obama. >> maria, you reinforced this earlier. when people think of the latino vote, where it's especially important, people typically think of states, big populations like florida or california, but as you said, if you look at a state like colorado, where the president and governor romney are neck and neck, 13% of the electorate that's latino,
many latinos are disillusioned with president barack obama. the reality is that he has deported more immigrants than any other president in the history of the united states and he broke a promise. he said that in 2008 and it's very difficult for latinos to believe president barack obama. however, when latinos have to choose between president barack obama who still supports immigration reform and the dream act, and governor romney, who supports self-deportation, who says that he's going to veto...
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there's a new survey from latino decisions that is showing 69% of latino voters in colorado saying they're very enthusiastic about voting this year. 54% saying they're more enthusiastic this year than in '08. you try to put together the jobs point you just brought up and the fact they haven't heard the messages they want to. how does the enthusiasm or lack of enthusiasm for some voters in the latino community add up? there's a myth that says they are not going to go out and vote. >> well, one thing we learned in 2010, and i think this has been a con standpoistant with latino is that when we asked people in 2010 if their decision to come out to vote was to support the can ddidate of their choice, or whether it was to take a stand and for the latino community, for the respect of the latino community, a plurality of voters said for the kmuncommunity. that tled continues now. the more they grow their political influence, political influence the more both parties have to move forward on agenda that addresses the challenges the nation is facing. >> and the romney campaign saying they need 38% of
there's a new survey from latino decisions that is showing 69% of latino voters in colorado saying they're very enthusiastic about voting this year. 54% saying they're more enthusiastic this year than in '08. you try to put together the jobs point you just brought up and the fact they haven't heard the messages they want to. how does the enthusiasm or lack of enthusiasm for some voters in the latino community add up? there's a myth that says they are not going to go out and vote. >> well,...
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around richmond. >> when i came in '98, i rarely run into a latino. >> mario dawson and his family came here from el salvador and run a bakery, he's undecided but immigration tops his concerns. >> just to become a citizen, for me, it took about 14 years. >> both sides have deployed armies of volunteers and high profile surrogates to virginia to target the state's diverse voting groups. the buzz word for both sides here is ground game. both sides have been counting on early voting to improve their chances that could be most immediately affected by this storm. we're back in a moment for the big scare today for a lot of folks on the other coast. imagine living your life with less chronic low back pain. imagine you, with less pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. one non-narcotic pill a day, every day, can help reduce this pain. tell your doctor right away if your mood worsens, you have unusual changes in mood or behavior or thoughts of suicide. antidepressants can increase these in children, teens, and young adults. cymbalta is not approv
around richmond. >> when i came in '98, i rarely run into a latino. >> mario dawson and his family came here from el salvador and run a bakery, he's undecided but immigration tops his concerns. >> just to become a citizen, for me, it took about 14 years. >> both sides have deployed armies of volunteers and high profile surrogates to virginia to target the state's diverse voting groups. the buzz word for both sides here is ground game. both sides have been counting on...
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, you gotta help the latino kids. and so i five years ago formed a nonprofit to foster the development of young latino kid in the inner city environments. and so i started this organization to foster the development in sports because i'm a former athlete. i was a gym newscast living in the get -- a gymnast, living in the getos of new york city which i think probably saved my life, the sports. i go overseas to show them another world, here's an opportunity, look at me. i came from nothing and you can do it too in terms of your focus and you're clear about where you're going, you can be very successful and i contracted viral meningitis. >> which is all in the news now, so we know how dangerous it is. but you sit here today a survivor, also overcame a brain aneurysm. >> yes. >> to do this good work. i was going to list some of the awards but lynette has a page and a half of accolades as far as the good stuff that you've been doing, one of the most successful latino spreurs, you've heard from the washington business journ
, you gotta help the latino kids. and so i five years ago formed a nonprofit to foster the development of young latino kid in the inner city environments. and so i started this organization to foster the development in sports because i'm a former athlete. i was a gym newscast living in the get -- a gymnast, living in the getos of new york city which i think probably saved my life, the sports. i go overseas to show them another world, here's an opportunity, look at me. i came from nothing and...
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>> there are people who are pushing an agenda that seeks to take latinos in this country and make them second class citizens. people who moved here like you and me. >> let's bring it down to colorado. it is an important state. we are talking about nine electoral votes. it is going to be a key deciding factor in this race. i want to be specific there. the president had great support there in 2008. i want to know if you think the president can maintain that. it is neck and neck. what should he do to keep his base on his side. >> specifically in colorado. if mitt romney thinks he will win colorado and if he hangs his hopes on winning colorado he will be sorely disappointed on election day. president obama has been leading him in the polls there for months now. he is above 50% in most of the polls i have seen. i just don't think if mitt romney is going to try and win this election in a state like colorado and the republicans think they will win that state to win this election, then the president already has this election locked in. >> i will let you july p in there, but the obama campaign
>> there are people who are pushing an agenda that seeks to take latinos in this country and make them second class citizens. people who moved here like you and me. >> let's bring it down to colorado. it is an important state. we are talking about nine electoral votes. it is going to be a key deciding factor in this race. i want to be specific there. the president had great support there in 2008. i want to know if you think the president can maintain that. it is neck and neck. what...
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particularly, i went door-to-door with latino canvas workers. they were just getting it out and working like crazy. i think the obama campaign has got their stuff together there. >> jennifer: so many people have made up their mind and acted upon that early. >> in nevada, another state where the latino vote is really changing the picture. >> jennifer: you were there. you saw some of that, too. >> just last week. crowds of californians are going there. have gone there for the last three weekends, particularly to with a shaw county which is a swing county near reno and down by vegas. those two areas are just a hotbed of activity right now. >> jennifer: all of the swing states, all of the stuff is going on even while everybody's attention is focused on the east. >> completely. >> jennifer: and do you think -- i mean we've seen obviously the president -- being presidential. we've seen mitt romney as well. are there missteps here? >> on the president's side, he looked picture perfect today. a picture of leadership. a picture of bipartisanship. absolut
particularly, i went door-to-door with latino canvas workers. they were just getting it out and working like crazy. i think the obama campaign has got their stuff together there. >> jennifer: so many people have made up their mind and acted upon that early. >> in nevada, another state where the latino vote is really changing the picture. >> jennifer: you were there. you saw some of that, too. >> just last week. crowds of californians are going there. have gone there for...
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latino decisions has been tracking latino enthusiasm for the past ten weeks. it started out at lower level and increased at 8% to where 45% of latino are more enthusiasm about 2008. right now for 2012 we see 60% saying they're very enthusiastic, but what's most important here is in the battleground states, nevada, florida, we're seeing that rate even higher. upwards of 70% of latinos saying they're enthusiastic. that's crucial for the obama cam taken to clench the electoral votes they new. >> a pew hispanic center said education and the economy pr the top two. you might think based on overall polls we see that will fit with governor romney. when the largest spanish newspaper in the country endorsed obama last week, they did it because of romney's economic pitch. why do they see it different than the rest of the country? >> this latest poll shows that 73% of latinos trust obama and the democrats to improve the economic situation. so the economy is the number one concern for latinos, and it has been for a long part of this campaign. they just do not buy the smal
latino decisions has been tracking latino enthusiasm for the past ten weeks. it started out at lower level and increased at 8% to where 45% of latino are more enthusiasm about 2008. right now for 2012 we see 60% saying they're very enthusiastic, but what's most important here is in the battleground states, nevada, florida, we're seeing that rate even higher. upwards of 70% of latinos saying they're enthusiastic. that's crucial for the obama cam taken to clench the electoral votes they new....
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shockingly enough blacks and latinos, do they go too far? of course, we'll tell you when we come back. >> what are you touching me for? >> he told me he was going to go through my pockets. he was going through my sweater. he said to keep my hands on my head. i was like this the whole time. >> do you want to go to jail? >> what for? everything can cost upwards of...[ whistles ] i did not want to think about that. relax, relax, relax. look at me, look at me. three words, dad -- e-trade financial consultants. so i can just go talk to 'em? just walk right in and talk to 'em. dude those guys are pros. they'll hook you up with a solid plan. they'll -- wa-- wa-- wait a minute. bobby? bobby! what are you doing, man? i'm speed dating! [ male announcer ] get investing advice for your family at e-trade. >> cenk: new york city has a stop-and-frisk policy that is totally out of control. you know what they did? they did a documentary short put together here on a particular stop that happened to a kid named alvin. you'll get a sense hey once you record wha
shockingly enough blacks and latinos, do they go too far? of course, we'll tell you when we come back. >> what are you touching me for? >> he told me he was going to go through my pockets. he was going through my sweater. he said to keep my hands on my head. i was like this the whole time. >> do you want to go to jail? >> what for? everything can cost upwards of...[ whistles ] i did not want to think about that. relax, relax, relax. look at me, look at me. three words,...
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lawmakers says the latino vote is steadily increasing. >> latino vote is growing with every election cycle. in 2008, 9.7 million latinos voted. we project it that 12.2 million will vote. 26% increase. >> latino are 15% of registered voters in key battleground state as florida where romney was today. colorado, and nevada. they questioned mr. obama for non-fulfilling his promise to pass immigration reform in the first year. the top concerns of hispanics are even tougher for the president. >> the number one issue today for latinos, especially latino voters is the economy. impact the great recession has had on latinos has been tremendous. >> recent fox news poll confirms that, showing 48% of hispanics chose economy as the most important issue. while only 23% said immigration. no wonder that romney emphasized economy in september interview with univision. >> there are 2 million more hispanics in post officeerty today than when the president took office. we have had 56 straight months with unemployment above 10% for hispanic-americans. unacceptable. >> bush got 44% of the hispanic vote in
lawmakers says the latino vote is steadily increasing. >> latino vote is growing with every election cycle. in 2008, 9.7 million latinos voted. we project it that 12.2 million will vote. 26% increase. >> latino are 15% of registered voters in key battleground state as florida where romney was today. colorado, and nevada. they questioned mr. obama for non-fulfilling his promise to pass immigration reform in the first year. the top concerns of hispanics are even tougher for the...
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at 66%, and up until this month, thomas, latino unemployment was in the double digits, so latinos are supporting the president but they still have the nagging economic concern which i think keeps one ear open towards romney campaign. >> all right, i'll ask both of you to susan and to chris, and i want to show it to everybody, this romney surrogate we've all seen out there throughout this primary season and, you know, into the general is former new hampshire governor john sununu and he made some eyebrow raising comments about race and the endorsement of colin powell to president obama. take a look. >> when you take a look at colin powell, you have to wonder whether that's an endorsement based on issues or whether he's got a slightly different reason for preferring president obama. >> what reason would that be? >> well, i think when you have somebody of your own race that you're proud of beef iing presi of the united states, i applaud colin for standing with him. >> governor sununu said colin powell is a friend and i respect the endorsement decision that he made and i do not doubt that
at 66%, and up until this month, thomas, latino unemployment was in the double digits, so latinos are supporting the president but they still have the nagging economic concern which i think keeps one ear open towards romney campaign. >> all right, i'll ask both of you to susan and to chris, and i want to show it to everybody, this romney surrogate we've all seen out there throughout this primary season and, you know, into the general is former new hampshire governor john sununu and he...
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shockingly enough blacks and latinos, do they go too far? of course, we'll tell you when we come back. >> what are you touching me for? >> he told me he was going to go through my pockets. he was going through my sweater. he said to keep my hands on my head. i was like this the whole time. >> do you want to go to jail? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [ male announcer ] red lobster's hitting the streets to tell real people about our new 15 under $15 menu. oh my goodness! oh my gosh this looks amazing! that's a good deal! [ man ] wow! it is so good! [ male announcer ] our new maine stays! 15 entrees under $15 seafood, chicken and more! oo! the tilapia with roasted vegetables! i'm actually looking at the wood grilled chicken with portobello wine sauce. you so fascinated by the prices, you keep rambling on! i know! -that pork chop was great! -no more fast food friday's! so we gotta go! we're going to go to red lobster. yep. [ male announcer ] try our 15 under $15 menu and sea food differently! [ male announcer ] did
shockingly enough blacks and latinos, do they go too far? of course, we'll tell you when we come back. >> what are you touching me for? >> he told me he was going to go through my pockets. he was going through my sweater. he said to keep my hands on my head. i was like this the whole time. >> do you want to go to jail?...
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and i'm watching that for you here for the first time and i'm thinking, a cute, not overtly latino. what do you think? did they get it right? >> she doesn't look latina like everyone expected. maybe they wanted someone with dark skin, darker eyes, dark hair. she's the opposite, actually. blue eyes, too light skin. a lot of people are disappointed because she doesn't look latina like they wanted. >> that's where the outrage is coming from, because disney basically didn't press that sofia is latina, but they did tell "showbiz tonight" this very statement, the range of characters in sophia the first and the actors who play them are a reflection of disney's commitment to diverse, multicultural and inclusive story telling. we saw others that broke the mold like pocahontas, mulan. do you think there is more they should have done with sofia? >> definitely. i think they should have promoted this a little bit more, and not to confuse the people, in the beginning they said the first latina princess, and then they came out saying she wasn't 100% latina, so i think they could have promoted this
and i'm watching that for you here for the first time and i'm thinking, a cute, not overtly latino. what do you think? did they get it right? >> she doesn't look latina like everyone expected. maybe they wanted someone with dark skin, darker eyes, dark hair. she's the opposite, actually. blue eyes, too light skin. a lot of people are disappointed because she doesn't look latina like they wanted. >> that's where the outrage is coming from, because disney basically didn't press that...
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: the second part has to do with having in front of you a very odd-looking sort of leprechaunish -- latino leprechaun. as a matter of fact, in my novel that margaret spoke about, about jazz, in it, billy farrell, who is one of a very large number of characters, is a jazz pianist and before he begins playing a black leprechaun appears to him, mr. mcginniss so you can assume it's the ghost of mr. mcginniss. as margaret said, in 1949 we came to the south bronx, which was an irish neighborhood, mostly. i was sort of a spaced-out kid, destined obviously to be a poet. i was this big at 13 and i was a good rollerskater and the kids were amazed and they befriended me. after a while, they recognized that i had some sort of athletic ability and because i was so spaced out, they mistook it for great courage and if they pushed me, i pushed them back. it was just like a game. so they took to me and asked me to join the shamrocks. i even changed my name from ed vega to ed mcveigh. and this is how they passed me off because most of the teams they played were other irish kids. this was a regular football
: the second part has to do with having in front of you a very odd-looking sort of leprechaunish -- latino leprechaun. as a matter of fact, in my novel that margaret spoke about, about jazz, in it, billy farrell, who is one of a very large number of characters, is a jazz pianist and before he begins playing a black leprechaun appears to him, mr. mcginniss so you can assume it's the ghost of mr. mcginniss. as margaret said, in 1949 we came to the south bronx, which was an irish neighborhood,...
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they found 52% of latinos favored gay marriage. a few years ago, 56% were against them and the same poll, 75% claim themselves as democrat or gaining the moment um -- claiming the democrat party. former championship boxer oscar de la hoya recorded a robo call urging voters to support expanded gambling in maryland. it will allow the casinos in prince georges county and other locations. he joins a long list of other athletes, actors, and musicians who publicly endorsed question seven. in addition to gambling and same-sex marriage, the dream act is among the issues that will appear on the ballot in maryland. a recent suview show nearly 58% of voters support the dream act. >>> expecting showers to move in and some of you are seeing them sooner and watching them move up from the south and most places are not getting wet. we have had the clouds, we have had a warm day and got up to 72 degrees and clouds will stick with us and the showers rolling into town in a bit. we'll show white house we're going to start with sooner. we have had a li
they found 52% of latinos favored gay marriage. a few years ago, 56% were against them and the same poll, 75% claim themselves as democrat or gaining the moment um -- claiming the democrat party. former championship boxer oscar de la hoya recorded a robo call urging voters to support expanded gambling in maryland. it will allow the casinos in prince georges county and other locations. he joins a long list of other athletes, actors, and musicians who publicly endorsed question seven. in addition...
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he's unfriendly to hispanics and latinos and women want to make their own healthcare decisions. the republicans say we know what's best for you. >> joining us now is the anchor of "fox news sunday," chris wallace. >> good morning. >> they have got colorado, ohio, two very important states. >> we also had two senators from virginia and wisconsin all within the margin of error. one may be up by a point or two but they're all within the margin of error and these states could easily decide the election. in the case of romney, if he wins florida and north carolina, which he has to win, if he wins virginia and ohio and one more state, any other state, then he's the president. if he loses ohio, if he could win wisconsin and colorado, he could win. it really is -- i think at this point the candidates who are crisscrossing the country talking themselves hoarse is not about changing minds, it's get out the vote. get more supporters to the polls. >> this is like a jigsaw chest board with different combinations. one from column a and b. from your point of view, what should we look out for?
he's unfriendly to hispanics and latinos and women want to make their own healthcare decisions. the republicans say we know what's best for you. >> joining us now is the anchor of "fox news sunday," chris wallace. >> good morning. >> they have got colorado, ohio, two very important states. >> we also had two senators from virginia and wisconsin all within the margin of error. one may be up by a point or two but they're all within the margin of error and these...
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they're not correctly polling latinos and hispanics. virginia is a huge thing. 80% of the state, and a 92% increase since 2000. if you see an irregularity or differentiation from the polling in colorado, virginia, florida and perhaps florida on election night because they didn't correctly poll lati teenotices. >> virginia will come down to the d, democrats. 200,000 defense jobs are on the line with that sequestration looming on the horizon. the president knows that. i think george allen and tim kainen that. george allen has a new ad talking about it. >> the defense cuts tim kaine are threatening over 200,000 virginia jobs. the solution is to raise taxes. that will cost even more jobs. >> i think there's making a big deal about this because then it's crucial in the state economy. it will trickle up to the presidential election as well. >> it's a huge deal in virginia. up next, the cleanup efforts. how long does it take to get things back to normal? downed trees and power lines, an all too common scene along the east coast today. this is
they're not correctly polling latinos and hispanics. virginia is a huge thing. 80% of the state, and a 92% increase since 2000. if you see an irregularity or differentiation from the polling in colorado, virginia, florida and perhaps florida on election night because they didn't correctly poll lati teenotices. >> virginia will come down to the d, democrats. 200,000 defense jobs are on the line with that sequestration looming on the horizon. the president knows that. i think george allen...
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is mixed ninety five percent of the african-american vote is for obama seventy five percent of the latino vote is for obama and so and so i i think the two parties have a significant difference between them in terms of their constituencies and i just want to end by finally confirming your your comments whereby you think this storm we're seeing now could actually have an impact on the election and you feel that is right then to delay the election. nobody is talking about delay in the election now but it has a devastating impact for example. early voting in is is is being wiped out in these cities and states the voting of the elderly on the election day the voting of the poor on election day. the the voting of new yorkers on election day is likely to be diminished through no fault of their own. and that will affect the outcome of the election but at the same time as you well know it's extremely possible to manipulate the computers so if it's a close election it will be protested and contested as illegitimate for days and days and into the future just as the election between gore and bush. w
is mixed ninety five percent of the african-american vote is for obama seventy five percent of the latino vote is for obama and so and so i i think the two parties have a significant difference between them in terms of their constituencies and i just want to end by finally confirming your your comments whereby you think this storm we're seeing now could actually have an impact on the election and you feel that is right then to delay the election. nobody is talking about delay in the election...
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ocean city latino were some good weather after some fog burns off tomorrow morning. but some sun on thursday. 70 tomorrow. sunny and cool on thursday. maybe a sprinkle and a few spots of that second front. beautiful weather for the reuters on saturday. comfortable at 65 and nice football weather on sunday with a high around 70. >> is the story we brought you first yesterday. >> the comeback is in the way in the insect world. why the worst stink bug infestation is in our neck of the woods. >> i got my inspiration from native americans. they wear a lot of feathers. i can do something bigger and better. >> this local teen took that inspiration and ran with it. her business is lending her national attention. national attention. as a pastor, my support for question 6 is rooted in my belief that the government should treat everyone equally. i would not want someone denying my rights based upon their religious views, therefore i should not deny others based upon mine. it's about fairness. this law does not force any church to perform a same sex marriage if it's against thei
ocean city latino were some good weather after some fog burns off tomorrow morning. but some sun on thursday. 70 tomorrow. sunny and cool on thursday. maybe a sprinkle and a few spots of that second front. beautiful weather for the reuters on saturday. comfortable at 65 and nice football weather on sunday with a high around 70. >> is the story we brought you first yesterday. >> the comeback is in the way in the insect world. why the worst stink bug infestation is in our neck of the...
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latinos and african-american american have largely made up their mind about this president. 70% of latinos will likely cast their vote for barack obama. 90% of african-american women. it's mainly blue-collar white women and suburban moms, suburban white mom, soccer moms. that's why you see those ads largely featuring white women. these are the voters that are really going to, i think, determine this election. >> it's also about the supreme court. there's a very large chance that the supreme court, if it gets a different nominee from the makeup of the present court, a republican nominee who might overturn roe versus wade, those votes will be there if romney is president. that's a real issue in this campaign. it's not only about roe v. wade, it's also about look at romney's statements about supporting legislation that would allow employers to deny insurance that provides contraception. there's a consistent -- >> how much about this do you think, carl -- and i'm curious about your opinion on this too, nia-malika. how much of this is about the facts, which are cig kapt, and how much is about t
latinos and african-american american have largely made up their mind about this president. 70% of latinos will likely cast their vote for barack obama. 90% of african-american women. it's mainly blue-collar white women and suburban moms, suburban white mom, soccer moms. that's why you see those ads largely featuring white women. these are the voters that are really going to, i think, determine this election. >> it's also about the supreme court. there's a very large chance that the...
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come to this country and see the whole debate about immigrants and have the experience dealing with latino women of los angeles, what are your thoughts? >> guest: my thoughts are this is a big country and there is room for everybody. i also think on a personal level we're on this earth to celebrate diversity, not to hate each other but to respect each other. >> host: you feature in the invisible wounds of war, the poems of brian turner. explain who he is. >> guest: brian turner, he comes from a military family and as in all families whether it is a police family or a fireman or a professor, he decided to join the army, and, he was majoring in literature in college. and thinking about writing. and. he went to iraq. he had a totally, he refers to himself as a witness. he wrote two wonderful books of poems, one called, here bullet, and another, phantom noise. it was about his experience in the war. they both won awards. they both had a magazine. we spoke on the phone. i have did interview him. i got permission to use his poems. i thought it would be very interesting to see about a soldier who
come to this country and see the whole debate about immigrants and have the experience dealing with latino women of los angeles, what are your thoughts? >> guest: my thoughts are this is a big country and there is room for everybody. i also think on a personal level we're on this earth to celebrate diversity, not to hate each other but to respect each other. >> host: you feature in the invisible wounds of war, the poems of brian turner. explain who he is. >> guest: brian...
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and these have been popping up in black and latino sections. voting in this country is not supposed to be scary of confusing. you are not supposed to get how and when you vote or whether there are days for hispanic americans or non hispanic americans to vote. you should not believe that someone would try to spend you to jail for voting. that is what it is coming down to though. joining us now is bob herbert. bob, thank you for being here. i feel like those examples are almost unbelievable. i almost thought that it was a photoshop hoax, but it is really happening. >> i have been covering this since 2000. we have been covering this. they have been on this voter intimidation kick ever since then. they are on the loosing side of the demographics in this country but they are trying to keep as many of their opponents away from the polls as possible. this should be a bigger story. it should be. there is frustration from the people who want this to be the bigger story in the country. a lot of the reason why people get stimied in trying to report on it
and these have been popping up in black and latino sections. voting in this country is not supposed to be scary of confusing. you are not supposed to get how and when you vote or whether there are days for hispanic americans or non hispanic americans to vote. you should not believe that someone would try to spend you to jail for voting. that is what it is coming down to though. joining us now is bob herbert. bob, thank you for being here. i feel like those examples are almost unbelievable. i...
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. >> the president has strong support across the state not only from the latino community but people across the state. >> finally pennsylvania, there's a lot of talk out of pennsylvania that senator bob casey is in some difficulty, that pennsylvania is closer than it should be from a democratic perspective. >> for any of these states mitt romney has been trying to compete in ohio, trying to -- it's been hard nut for that campaign to crack. they haven't been able to. now they're playing this bluffing game of trying to expand the math. our belief is the math is set. same states we've been talking about. no way i will dye my hair black and wear a fake mustache if they win pennsylvania, michigan or new mexico. these are not states we're concerned about. of course we're on the ground, competing for every vote but this is a bluff by the romney team. >> we've got a jen psaki and david axelrod bet. this will be interesting. >> it will be. >> you're watching live pictures of staten island as you can see quite a change there as well from this storm. and we'll be right back. loating? yeah. one
. >> the president has strong support across the state not only from the latino community but people across the state. >> finally pennsylvania, there's a lot of talk out of pennsylvania that senator bob casey is in some difficulty, that pennsylvania is closer than it should be from a democratic perspective. >> for any of these states mitt romney has been trying to compete in ohio, trying to -- it's been hard nut for that campaign to crack. they haven't been able to. now...
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from its sparsely populated mining communitieses to the densely populated latino and african-american neighborhoods in the northern tip of the las vegas valley. both candidates are spending a lot of time on the road to meet with voters. horsford is currently the majority leader of the state senate. and he has focused his campaign on economic issues. >> what i've heard from the voters is the same thing. with a are we going to do to get people working and grow the economy? how are we going to address the housing crisis and what are you gointo do togo protect medicare and social security? i have strong positions on those issues. my opponent does not. >> reporter: tarkanian has benefited from his family's well known name here but failed to win an election in three prior attempts at public office. he has his own take on this race. >> i've tried very hard to get out to all the different areas within the community. i've had business h meetings. i've had meetings with business leaders in theti african-americn community talking about businesses who are there and how we can help them get starte
from its sparsely populated mining communitieses to the densely populated latino and african-american neighborhoods in the northern tip of the las vegas valley. both candidates are spending a lot of time on the road to meet with voters. horsford is currently the majority leader of the state senate. and he has focused his campaign on economic issues. >> what i've heard from the voters is the same thing. with a are we going to do to get people working and grow the economy? how are we going...
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what is the message from you guys to our latino community? >> reporter: is it a tough thing to be latino and republican here? >> yes, it is. >> reporter: how so? >> i have to defend the party. that's not all of us. our community is not all about immigration. they want jobs. they want a better education for their kids. >> what is the message that we take to the grass root? >> reporter: hours after the gop debate, in a different session, zavala is still pressing his own party's leaders for answers. >> you are nothing but latino leaders in here. we don't know how to reach them out there. the democrats are kicking our behind. >> we need you out here talking to us, to the latinos. >> reporter: this republican shares zavala's dissatisfaction. >> the republican leadership has to siene a message to our community. >> reporter: what's your frustration with the republican party? >> they don't see what hispanics go through every day and the other parties taking advantage of that. they don't see it as a problem. >> reporter: you think republicans aren't f
what is the message from you guys to our latino community? >> reporter: is it a tough thing to be latino and republican here? >> yes, it is. >> reporter: how so? >> i have to defend the party. that's not all of us. our community is not all about immigration. they want jobs. they want a better education for their kids. >> what is the message that we take to the grass root? >> reporter: hours after the gop debate, in a different session, zavala is still...
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should he even reap out to latinos at this point with so little time? >> of course, he should be reaching out to all voters, and that's where he's foe cushion his message. i think it's interesting that you see that the president's campaign message is entirely negative. it's attacking his challenger. whereas mitt romney is trying to broaden his support by talking about the economy, and that's the number one issue for voters going to the poll. i think it's also interesting that mitt romney is expanding those battleground states. we're seeing more and more states being added to contestable states, including wisconsin, pennsylvania, colorado, nevada, maybe even iowa, maybe even michigan. so mitt romney is actually expanding the field on which he's playing, while president obama is going negative and basically just trying to create the fire wall maria discussed earlier to be able to ensure his presidency. >> maria cardona and amy holmes, thank you so much. great conversation this morning. >>> a level playing field in the workplace? women want it. studies say
should he even reap out to latinos at this point with so little time? >> of course, he should be reaching out to all voters, and that's where he's foe cushion his message. i think it's interesting that you see that the president's campaign message is entirely negative. it's attacking his challenger. whereas mitt romney is trying to broaden his support by talking about the economy, and that's the number one issue for voters going to the poll. i think it's also interesting that mitt romney...
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latinos typically break for the democratic candidates. that's one of the things the democrats count on here in state-wide races. typically in the neighborhood of 65 to 70% of the latino vote goes to democratic candidates. but the real battle ground in colorado, it's been this way for the last several cycles, ises suburban vote outside of denver. especially the battle ground counties arapajo county and jefferson county. once again in a tight race where all the polls show the candidates are within the margin of error that's where we'll focus our attention on election night. suburban county and suburban women's vote. >> arapajo and jefferson counties, are they going to hold the rest of the nation hostage? are we going to be waiting for those guys to weigh in on election night and try to figure out where the nine electoral votes will go for your state? >> let's hope not. preparations are under way. we've had a lot of close elections here over the last few cycles. one of the good things is that more and more people in colorado are voting early
latinos typically break for the democratic candidates. that's one of the things the democrats count on here in state-wide races. typically in the neighborhood of 65 to 70% of the latino vote goes to democratic candidates. but the real battle ground in colorado, it's been this way for the last several cycles, ises suburban vote outside of denver. especially the battle ground counties arapajo county and jefferson county. once again in a tight race where all the polls show the candidates are...